The Sixth Annual Philosophy Workshop, "Aquinas on Politics,"
will be held at Mount Saint Mary College on June 2-5, 2016.
Aquinas on Politics
Aquinas offers analysis of principles basic to political life:
the common good, the human family, natural rights, and the nature
of justice. How does he understand these principles, their basis in
human nature, and their applications? How do they compare with
contemporary political theories? Are they applicable in a
contemporary setting, and if so, in what way?
Required Reading for Students:
- Steven L. Brock, The Philosophy of Thomas Aquinas: A Sketch (Eugene,
OR: Cascade Books, 2015), chapter 6.
- Aquinas, Commentary on the Politics of Aristotle, Book I, lec.
1.
- Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I-II, q. 94-97; 100; II-II,
q. 10; q. 40, 57-58; 64; 85; 122; and Supplementum, q.
93.
Schedule of events
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
Registration for graduate students
3-6 pm, Dominican Center 1st Floor
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
Mass
8 am, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Continental Breakfast
8:30 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 1, James Brent, OP
"First Principles of Ethical Action"
9:30 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
10:30 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 2, James Brent, OP
"Human Flourishing and Natural Law"
10:45 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Lunch
Noon, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 3, Michael Gorman, PhD
"The Nature of the Family"
2 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
3:15 pm, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Registration for non-graduate students
3-5 pm, Dominican Center 1st Floor
Session 4, Selected Graduate Students
Presentations & Discussion
3:30 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Remarks & Welcome Dinner
5:15 pm, Dominican Center
Charles Zola, Director, MSMC Catholic and Dominican
Institute
Thomas Joseph White, OP, Dominican House of Studies, Washington,
DC
Eucharistic Adoration
7:30 pm, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
Mass
8 am, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Breakfast
8:30 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 1, Steven Long, PhD
"The Common Good"
9:30 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
10:30 am, Dominican Center
Session 2, Dominic Legge, OP
"Justice and Human Law"
10:45 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Lunch
Noon, Dominican Center
Session 3, Angela Knobel, PhD
"Human Rights"
2 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
3:30 pm, Dominican Center
Session 4, Discussion Panel
3:45 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Dinner
6 pm, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Eucharistic Adoration
7:30 pm, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Evening Social
Immediately following, Dominican Center Dining Hall
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
Mass
8 am, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Breakfast
8:30 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 1, Edward Feser, PhD
"Protecting and Taking Human Life"
9:30 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
10:30 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 2, Thomas Joseph White, OP
"The Nature of Religious Freedom"
10:45 am, Dominican Center, Room 218
Lunch
Noon, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 3, Michael Sherwin, OP
"The City of God: Collective Charity in the Church and in
Heaven"
2 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Break
3:30 pm, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Session 4, Discussion Panel
3:45 pm, Dominican Center, Room 218
Dinner
6 pm, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Eucharistic Adoration
7:30 pm, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Evening Social
Immediately following, Dominican Center Dining Hall
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
Breakfast
7-10 am, Dominican Center Dining Hall
Closing Mass
10 am, Chapel of the Most Holy Rosary, Dominican Center
Guests may check out between 8:30-11:30 am, and all are
asked to be out of the dorms no later than 12 noon. If you intend
to check-out earlier, please see Jeanne Conboy before
leaving.
For more information, please email cdi@msmc.edu